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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 21 points 6 months ago (5 children)

to be fair, while the microwave might be collecting your info, it isn't shaping your children.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 18 points 6 months ago

the capitalist hellscape your children are living in is what's actually shaping them

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago

I dunno, one kid from down the street near me looks pretty rectangular.

[–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

The current US President is committing genocide and he grew up watching Howdy Doody.

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

i assume u are down for banning all other capitalist controlled social media platforms too then?

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Well if you put it like that... Yes

[–] Reawake9179@lemmy.kde.social 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As if the data just lays somewhere and just get collected, obviously it is sold to the highest bidder which knows what to do with it

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

don't get me wrong, I don't mean to minimize that side, I just think there's a fair argument to be made that direct control of peoples eyeballs are potentially, comparatively, much more powerful.